Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Chlorine can increase AOC in desalination – study
Addition of chlorine or antifouling chemicals in desalination pretreatment can increase levels of assimilable organic carbon (AOC) and accelerate problems, according to the results of a study presented at the 26th Annual WateReuse Symposium in Phoenix, USA, on 12 September 2011.
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Westgarth wins another offshore SWRO contract
VWS Westgarth has been awarded a contract by SBM Inc for the design, procurement and supply of equipment and provision of construction technical assistance for a single lift module seawater sulphate reduction package (SRP) system for SBM’s existing installation, FPSO (Floating Production, Storage & Offloading vessel) Xikomba off Angola.
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Palmachim only Israeli desalination plant to agree extension
Only one of the three existing large desalination plants in Israel asked to submit proposals to the government for increasing their output has come up with an offer.
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Prequalification invited for Ghubrah IWP in Oman
Submissions have been invited by Oman Power & Water Procurement Company by 17 November 2011 for qualification to tender for the development of an independent water project at Ghubrah (Ghubrah IWP) in Muscat governate.
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November deadline for Singapore convention abstracts
A deadline of 15 November 2011 has been set for the receipt of abstracts for the Water Convention at the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) in July 2012.
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West Pilbara desalination project aborted
An Aus$ 370 million (US$ 380 million) desalination plant in West Australia’s West Pilbara region has been deferred, state water minister Bill Marmion announced on 9 September 2011.
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Boll & Kirch shows latest seawater filters
Boll & Kirch (Bollfilter) demonstrated its latest seawater filtration technology and sulphate reduction packages at Offshore Europe 2011 in early September.
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Novel CSV pump eliminates pulsation
On the National Oilwell Varco (NOV) booth at the International Desalination Association’s World Congress in Perth in the first week of September 2011 was a working model of a brand new positive-displacement pump for desalination.
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Inima wins Mexico’s El Salitral desalination plant
Spain’s OHL Medio Ambiente Inima (Inima) has been awarded a contract for the design, construction, finance and operation and maintenance of a seawater desalination plant in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
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How Saltworks has scaled up its desalination process
Saltworks was featured in D&WR after founders Ben Sparrow and Joshua Zoshi demonstrated a working, bench-scale desalination system powered by concentration gradients at the 2009 International Desalination Association (IDA) World Congress in Dubai. Many expressed skepticism about their suitcase demonstration kit, but, two years on, they are still here and doing fine. This article first…